Christ Church of Livingston County Sermons

Sermon Notes for: 3/28/2021

God's Lamb Provided for the Shame in the Garden

Mark 14:32-52

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: we pursue the wrong things to save us from our shame and guilt, when God has provided Jesus, His Lamb.

Sermon outline:

I. God’s Lamb Provided – what will save us?

II. Shame in the Garden – sleeping and hiding

Sermon Notes for: 3/28/2021

God's Lamb Provided, for the Shame in the Garden

Mark 14:32-52

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: We pursue the wrong things to save us from our shame and guilt, when God has provided Jesus, His Lamb.

Sermon outline:

I. God’s Lamb Provided – what will save us?

II. Shame in the Garden – sleeping and hiding

Sermon Notes for: 3/21/2021

A King on the Run

1 Samuel 23

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme:

David on the run shows us King Jesus, protecting us, though betrayed by His own.

Sermon outline:

A. Unexpected savior (1-6)

B. Human faithlessness (7-13)

C. Divine faithfulness (14-15)

C’. Human faithfulness (16-18)

B’. Human faithlessness (19-26)

A'. Unexpected savior (27-29)

Sermon Notes for: 3/7/2021

Bread in the Wilderness

1 Samuel 21-22:5

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: God provides for us in hard times.

Sermon outline:

I. The Wilderness

a. Nob

b. Gath

c. Cave

d. Moab

e. Judah

II. Provision

a. Nob

b. Gath

c. Cave

d. Moab

e. Judah

Sermon Notes for: 2/28/2021

Covenant Loyalty

1 Samuel 20

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: Jesus patiently covenants with us to protect us.

Sermon outline:

I. Disagreement in covenant (1-10)

II. Renewal of covenant (11-17)

a. Jesus, Son of David

b. Households in covenant (15)

c. Counter-cultural practices from covenant (15)

III. Working together, protecting others, in covenant (17-42)

Sermon Notes for: 2/21/2021

God’s Protection - Our Refuge

1 Samuel 19

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: God protects us in many ways, ultimately at the cross of Jesus.

Sermon outline:

I. Protection One – a friend’s persuasion (1-7)

II. Protection Two – an enemy’s mis-action (8-10)

III. Protection Three – a wife’s deception 11-17)

IV. Protection Four – the Spirit’s intervention (18)

Sermon Notes for: 2/14/2021

Loving Covenant in the Presence of Enemies

1 Samuel 18

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: the son of David covenants with us out of love, in the presence

of our enemies

Sermon outline:

I. The humility of Jonathan (1-5)

II. The jealousy of Saul (6-16)

III. Saul’s trap using Michal (17-27)

IV. God’s protection and favor through it all (28-30)

Sermon Notes for: 2/7/2021

Giant Killer

1 Samuel 17

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: David foreshadows Jesus’ victory over Satan, who had stymied

us but not lies helpless.

Sermon outline:

Philistines attack, and Goliath is Big! (1-7)

Goliath’s defiance and Israel’s response (8-30)

David's faith before Saul (31-37)

Choice of weapons and the battle (38-54)

Saul Thinking ahead (55-58)

Application

1. David, and his Son – we need His victory

2. Faith in the fraught forty days

3. Fight how David and Jesus fought

4. Do what you’re good at

5. Dismay or faith?

Sermon Notes for: 1/31/2021

Anointing a Messiah

1 Samuel 16

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: God appoints His Son to teach, save, and rule us.

Sermon outline:

I. Samuel and David (1-13)

A. Samuel goes (1-5)

B. Older sons rejected (6-10)

C. David anointed (11-13)

II. Saul and David (14-23)

A. A spirit distresses Saul (14-15)

B. David brought to Saul (16-19)

C. The father sends his son (20-22)

D. The power of music… but really the Spirit (23)

Sermon Notes for: 1/24/2021

Hear His Voice

1 Samuel 15

Pastor Steve Hemmeke

Sermon theme: disobeying God, for whatever reason, turns Him from us.

Sermon outline:

I. Saul wins, but follows custom instead of God (1-9)

II. Samuel confronts Saul (10-23)

III. Saul’s response – thin repentance, and rejection (24-35)